Fabaceae Lindl.
Mimosa pudica L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 518 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in Brasilia."
Holtze, M. (1892), Introduced plants in the Northern Territory. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 15: 2 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 473 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 154 [secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1926), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 803 [secondary reference]
Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 238 BHL [secondary reference]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 151 [secondary reference]
Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 334-335, Fig. 56F [secondary reference]
common name: Common Sensitive Plant [n/a]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 51 [secondary reference]
Murray, L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Mimosa. Flora of New South Wales 2: 326 [secondary reference]
common name: Common Sensitive Plant [n/a]
Du Puy, D.J. & Telford, I.R.H. (1993), Mimosaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 191-192 [secondary reference]
common name: Sensitive Plant [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 307 [secondary reference]
Dunlop, C.R., Leach, G.J. & Cowie, I.D. (1995), Flora of the Darwin Region 2: 27, Fig. 12 [secondary reference]
Cowan, R.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Mimosaceae. Flora of Australia 12: 14, Fig. 4 APC [secondary reference]
common name: Sensitive Plant [n/a]
  • APC Comment: Infraspecific rank not recognised for ChI.
  • APC Dist.: ChI (naturalised), NT (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 73 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 314 [secondary reference]
common name: Sensitive Weed [n/a] common name: Common Sensitive Plant [n/a] common name: Sensitive Plant [n/a]